Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Acaulimalva engleriana (Ulbr.) Krapov. |
Bibliography | Darwiniana 19: 19 (1974) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-5200m |
Description | petioles long, hirsute, leaves ovate, at base rounded, 2-3cm, subglabrous, obscurely 5-lobate, dentate, flowers solitary, petals broadly obovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer |
Synonyms | Malvastrum bakerianum A.W.Hill Malvastrum bakerianum f. hirsutissimum R.E.Fr. Malvastrum bakerianum var. strigosum A.W.Hill Malvastrum englerianum Ulbr. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |